PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anse Hatfield
vs
Henderson

182 cm
27
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
29
203 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hatfield shoots in and gets a takedown into Henderson 's guard.
Hatfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Hatfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hatfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hatfield throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield forces his way into half guard.
Henderson is trying to stand back up but Hatfield is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hatfield.
Hatfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson 's head.
Hatfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson wants to control but Hatfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hatfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henderson back to the cage. Hatfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hatfield swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.

Henderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Henderson kicks Hatfield off and gets to his feet.
We've been told by Hatfield's head coaches at Miyagi Famiy Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatfield as he jumps to the side.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Henderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatfield, which made it look bad.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hatfield throws a combination that misses

and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hatfield breaks from the clinch.
Henderson dives in and grabs Hatfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatfield pushes down on Henderson 's head and hops out.
Devil Anse Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson .
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatfield's waist but Hatfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Hatfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson . Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield lands with an overhand left.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson dives in and grabs Hatfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatfield pushes down on Henderson 's head and hops out.
Hatfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Hatfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield misses with a double jab
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Hatfield sprawls well.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson misses with a takedown
letting Hatfield counter with a right hand.
Henderson looks winded!
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Hatfield misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hatfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henderson throws a nice head kick!
Henderson looks for the body kick but Hatfield saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Henderson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henderson slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield works the jab nicely.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Hatfield scores with a hook.

Henderson clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Hatfield around his waist. Hatfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatfield.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
Hatfield presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield lands with a cross.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hatfield backing away here, and Henderson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Devil Anse Hatfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Hatfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Devil Anse Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson .
Hatfield dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hatfield wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to control the action but Hatfield is working from the bottom.

Henderson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hatfield to stand up.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.

Hatfield lands a left and a right that sends Henderson crashing to the canvas! Hatfield dives into mount looking to finish!

Henderson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Hatfield finish him?
Henderson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hatfield with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson wants to control but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henderson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hatfield thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hatfield controlling from mount.
Hatfield with the ground and pound from mount.
Hatfield in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hatfield avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
Hatfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hatfield tests Henderson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hatfield swivels and escapes.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatfield.

Hatfield turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hatfield grinds an elbow into Henderson 's temple.
Hatfield in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Henderson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hatfield turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devil Anse Hatfield!